Coming next month in JACS and online now: Oncologic safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy in women with breast cancer

Barbara L. Smith, MD, PhD, FACS; Rong Tang, MD; Upahvan Rai; et al found that rates of locoregional and distant recurrence are acceptably low after nipple-sparing mastectomy in patients with breast cancer. No patient in their series had a recurrence involving the retained nipple areola complex.